Excellent find!!

 

i was gonna say that it was the id tag on the song but pfwiz beat me to it. specifically though, it is the embedded artwork that causes the deck to skip over it.

honestly, i have a mac, but haven't used it for burning much. i also have a pc, and have been using it for years for ripping and burning cds and dvds. the software that i use, is not available for the mac, so i continue with the pc. i barely know how to use itunes, i try to avoid it...

to rip a cd into mp3, use exact audio copy (and the lame plug in)
to burn the cd as data, i prefer nero (there is even a free version available)

im not 100% sure how to strip the id tags since i don't usually have that problem, but i believe media monkey (again there is a free version, notice a trend here ) can handle that.

but, even being able to do all that, i prefer using my ipod. don't have to worry about changing disks while on the road.....

 

I understand there may be an update for the stock radios but you said you had an itune library? Use your ipod instead of the cds. Besides its very difficult to change out the cds while riding

 

One thing I see here is the bit rate. Bit rate will not stop the CD from playing, but 160 kbps is going to sound like ****. You should always burn at the maximum which is 320 kbps. Also the sample rate should be at its highest. Make them as high quality as you can.

Record the same song, one at 160 and the other at 320, get on your bike and ride. Once you hear the difference you won't be able to stand listening to 160 kbps.

Also, get yourself an MP3 repair application, there are many free ones out there. When an MP3 becomes corrupt it will burn in some players but not others. This could be your problem.

I prefer using FLAC over MP3, but so far they don't make any radios that play FLAC.

 

i am working on ripping my entire cd library to flac, and then having a duplicate in mp3 format for using on the bike, in the car, etc....

 

To my ears, Apple Lossless beats FLAC when it comes to sound quality.

However, I agree with the ipod suggestion. Why burn seedees when you can just bring an ipod on the bike. Much easier. Although it probably won't sound as good if you use the mini-plug connection on the HK, it will sound much better if you replace the head unit with one with USB in. Bypassing the internal DAC of the ipod is necessary for the best sonics.

That said, it is only going to sound so good at 70+ mph anyway.....

Shakey

 

Use ALAC and you can use it at home or on your ipod on the bike. I think it beats FLAC by a small margin.

Too bad we can't get good ole analog (vinyl) sound on the bike.....

Shakey

 

That's a great idea, when you are done send me a copy of both. After that I have about 800 CDs, you can start on those. Between the two of us we probably have music pretty much covered.

 

Hi,
i had this trouble for ages then found the answer on this website.
if you remove the album art from your i-tunes music that you want to burn it WILL be ok - try it !
the artwork will cause the track not to be recognised properly.

i have now done hundreds of tracks like this all are now working fine.

hope this helps.
Rowle - UK

 

MP3's must be burned onto a data disc to play properly on the HK. All music purchased from Itunes must first be burned onto a music disc and then ripped back to Itunes as an MP3. Then you can delete the original downloads.
If you do this you can then burn every song as many times as you'll ever want. And all of them will play on your HK with no issues - it's simple and it's always worked for me.